The Delta state police command has confirmed the kidnap of four Catholic Priests by unknown gunmen around Umutu/Abraka in Ethiope east local government area of Delta state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police dispelled earlier reports that the priests were kidnapped by herdsmen, saying that the identity of the kidnappers were still unknown. The priests, who were said to be heading to Benin from Warri in a convoy, were reportedly waylaid on Tuesday by the arms-wielding hoodlums and were whisked to an unknown location. - https://bulksuppliers.com.ng

The state commissioner of police, Muhammad Mustafa, who confirmed the abduction to newsmen, however assured that the kidnapped priests would be rescued. The vehicles in which the priests were travelling have already been recovered by a team of anti-kidnapping policemen drafted from Delta and Edo states. Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that it was all tears and pandemonium in Nkwerre local government area of Imo state after gunmen shot a Catholic priest to death and flew with his car.

The Catholic priest, Jude Egbuom, who hailed from Umuwala village in Nkwerre, was gunned down along with a young man who was with him when he was attacked.
He said: "The circumstances surrounding the killing of the priest indicated that it was a case of armed robbery. It could not have been a case of assassination, who did the gentle priest offend? He was from our community, Nkwerre and was doing his missionary work at Njaba, a nearby LGA." Lagos Police Commissioner Parades Suspected Criminals - https://bulksuppliers.com.ng

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